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yo escapaba

was escaping, used to escape

→ escapar
escap escape + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #27,193
was escaping, used to escape Imperfect tense (yo/él/ella/usted form), describing an ongoing or habitual past action.
SP: El prisionero escapaba por la ventana cuando llegó la policía.
EN: The prisoner was escaping through the window when the police arrived.
Conjugation of escapar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First escapaba —
Third escapaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First escapaba —
Third escapaba —
escapara

Me escapaba.

I was escaping.

Pensé que se escapaba.

I thought it was getting away.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Mary presionó en mi vejiga para ver si se me escapaba.

Mary pressed on my bladder to see if I would pee myself.

No, le vi mientras escapaba.

No, I saw him as he was escaping.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

La vida se le escapaba por sus heridas.

Life was slipping away from him through his wounds.

Casi se nos escapaba.

We almost missed it.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Siempre se escapaba.

He/She always used to run away.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

El tiempo se escapaba de las manos.

Time was slipping through their fingers.

Su hermana era muy tímida y se escapaba cuando yo iba.

His sister was very shy and would run away when I visited.

— Thirst (2009)

No me escapaba por timidez.

I didn't run away out of shyness.

— Thirst (2009)

Ni un error escapaba a su atenta mirada.

Not a single mistake escaped his watchful eye.